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Women of childbearing age in Ho Chi Minh City are continuing to have fewer children, leaving authorities struggling to counter a rapidly aging population, labor shortages, and long-term socio-economic impacts. They now have an average of 1.32 children, down from 1.42 last year. A representative of the city’s Department of …

US President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s disease and has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physicals, the White House said on July 8, after the New York Times reported that visitor logs showed a doctor specializing in the illness visited the White House at …

Boeing has agreed to plead guilty to a criminal fraud conspiracy charge and pay a fine of $243.6 million to resolve a U.S. Justice Department investigation into two 737 MAX fatal crashes, the government said in a court filing on Sunday. The plea deal, which requires a judge’s approval, would …

HCMC businesses need to hire up to 161,500 workers, mostly in the commerce and service sectors, for the latter half of this year, according to manpower needs forecasting firm Falmi. Nguyen Hoang Hieu, director of the HCMC Center of Forecasting Manpower Needs and Labor Market Information (Falmi), on Sunday said …

A man in HCMC was sentenced to prison for running a prostitution ring that introduced models and beauty pageant contestants to the rich. Huynh Thanh Thuan, 34, was sentenced to four years in jail by the HCMC People’s Court on Monday for procuring sex services. Two other people involved in …

At least 11 people are dead and 35 more are missing after heavy rains caused a landslide near an illegal gold mine on Indonesia’s central island of Sulawesi, an official said Monday. Unlicensed mines are common across the mineral-rich Southeast Asian archipelago, where abandoned sites attract locals who hunt for …

The USS Blue Ridge arrived at Cam Ranh Bay alongside the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday to begin a five-day visit in central Khanh Hoa Province. The Blue Ridge arrived at around 1 p.m. carrying over 1,000 officers and personnel. The ship was also accompanied by the U.S. Coast Guard …

Singaporean police arrested 309 suspects for scam offenses from June 21 to July 4, the national police reported on July 6. The suspects were involved in over 1,300 cases, including love, e-commerce, friend impersonation, investment, and job scams. The police said victims lost over S$10 million (US$7.4 million). The suspects …

Nguyen Phuong Linh, 17, from Hai Phong, scored a perfect 1600/1600 on her first SAT attempt, exceeding her initial goal of 1500. More than a week after receiving her scores, 17-year-old Nguyen Phuong Linh, who specializes in English at Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, is still overjoyed. “When …

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